Get Ready for Psychy - The Mental Health Community

The Mission

Introducing Psychy, the innovative app that provides a supportive community for individuals to openly discuss their mental health.

The Psychy Mission is to empower people to share their experiences and find support from others who understand their struggles.

And for those who may not be comfortable sharing yet, there are also dozens of articles available about the different aspects of mental health, with many more on the way!

We've already developed the app, but need your help to reach more people. Every dollar raised through this campaign will be used for marketing, with each dollar resulting in one download. (This has been tested with several different ads and is easily achievable at this point.)

That means each dollar of your contribution will directly impact someone's life by providing them with a safe space to share their experiences and find support.

Join us in our mission to improve mental health and well-being for all. With your support, we can make a real difference in the lives of those who need it most.

Let's work together to break down the stigma surrounding mental health and create a brighter future for everyone.

The Numbers

Here is a complete list of how your contributions will be used, including if the funding goal is exceeded:

-$10,500 for advertising

-$XX,XXX for advertising

This is a bit of a silly way to show that literally every dollar that is contributed will be put directly into advertising. Every dollar is the opportunity for someone to find Psychy and find some relief from their struggles, and there is nothing more important than that.

That said, it’s reasonable to be curious about the cost of maintaining Psychy’s operations, if only to get some reassurance about how this funding can be entirely dedicated to marketing.

Psychy’s maintenance, including server usage, updates, upgrades, and bug fixes, is handled by a third-party service. The cost of this is quite reasonable at only a few hundred dollars per month, and is something that I’ve been able to take care of personally.

Psychy is of course meant to function as a successful business, which means that future income will easily cover these costs. The reason that I’ve personally made these payments to-date is that Psychy is free, and so revenue will come only from advertising. Significantly, advertisers require people to advertise to, so this funding of Psychy’s marketing, generating users, is what will create future income.

And you might be wondering “Does that mean that Psychy is going to become inundated with ads!?” Luckily, the answer is no!

No full screen pop ups, no annoying banner ads, no ads snuck in between your posts.

The same Partners page that our backers can be displayed on is the only place where we will display the promotions resulting from future partnerships. Psychy is meant to focus on Community, not Corporatism.

The Backstory

Thank you for taking a look at this campaign. If you’d like a bit of background on the path that lead to this point, read on for more information.

My name is Darren Chandler, I am the owner and CEO of Psychy, and I will be personally writing this overview to give as much detail as possible.

Since early 2020 Psychy has gone through the metamorphosis from an idea, to a dream, to a fully fledged reality.

The idea originated from the experience of losing my own support system due to the 2020 lockdowns. I found myself looking for a mental health focused online community, and couldn’t find what I was looking for, and so I decided to create it.

It became my dream after what must be thousands of hours of researching and learning about not only the different aspects of mental health that I wasn’t personally familiar with, but the app market, business ownership, marketing, visual design, etc.

Following that, about 2 years ago I had a 36 page comprehensive business plan, a dream team of developers to work with, logos and trademarks, wireframes (the design and layout of Psychy), the only thing I was missing was the money to, in hindsight, do it the easy way.

It turned out that I was also missing the prerequisite “blood, sweat, and tears”.

Luckily, I had already decided that there was no question of if Psychy would be made, only the question of how.

After realizing that an informal education, and a lack of industry experience would keep me from getting the kind of funding required for my plan, it was time to change the plan.

I did just that and was able to fund a Minimum Viable Product, essentially a foundation to build upon, and after that, I built on that foundation.

Today Psychy is a reality. Psychy is available on both major app stores, with only a couple small bugs that are currently being fixed. With a small user base as a result of the previous marketing tests, it’s now time to give Psychy to the world.

There is one small wrinkle to iron out, and that is funding for marketing. Psychy can only help the people who know about it.

As the creator of Psychy, I haven’t benefited a single cent from the creation of this app. In fact, I’ve not only exhausted my savings, but also thoroughly maxed out my credit getting to this point.

I simply refused to ask for help from anyone when I knew that I had more to give. This kickstarter only exists because I’ve given it all. I can now honestly say that the story of my life is dedicated to the people who need help, and only now can I ask anyone for help in my endeavour to make life a little easier for the people who really need it.

Every dollar is a person helped, every person is a family helped, and every family helped is a better future for everyone. I can never fully express my appreciation for contributions to Psychy. But if you get involved in any way, you have my immeasurable and unending gratitude.

While I’m happy to give the background on this journey, I’ve avoided making this a sob story about myself and my past. I will say that coming from ”humble beginnings” would be an understatement. I’ve not been given opportunities, I’ve only seized them.

Thank you to everyone who helps create a little piece of good in a world that needs it.

Risks and challenges

While small scale marketing tests have been completed, it’s important to recognize that there is always a risk involved when it comes to marketing.

However, the success of the initial marketing tests has built confidence in the ability to market the app effectively. With your support, Psychy can take its marketing efforts to the next level and reach a wide audience.

The money raised through this campaign will be used as carefully and efficiently as possible to ensure that every backer helps as many people as possible.

With your help, Psychy is on the path to success!